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@tiled taiee @entrant @Wire GEORGE W. DAWSON,A OF NEW HAVEN,CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR- TO WILLIS M. SMITH, OE SAME PLACE.

Letters Patent No. 97,612, dated December 7, 1869.

MUSICAL GAME.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thesama.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. DAWSON, of N ew Haven, in the county ot'New Haven, and State of Connecticut, have invented a new Musical Gaine;and I do hereby declare the following, when taken in .connection withthe accompanying drawing, to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe same, and which said drawing constitutes part of' this specification, aud represents a top view of' the board upon which the game is tobe played.

This invention has for its object both amusement and instruction,designing, by the game toteach the letters or notes and points in music;and

The invention consists iu the arrangement, upon a board of two paits,one treble and -th'e other bass, dividedinto squares in similar manneras for the game of checkers, and as shown in the' accompanying drawing,each of the squares heilig marked with the let-ter or note which belongsto it in its relative position.

The squares are placed, three ou each line, and three on each spaceofthe staves, also above and below the staves. Each square is lettered,and the same as if it were a musical note. The game is played similar tocheckers, excepting when sharps or flats are used.

In using sharps or tia-ts, each player must be careful, and not let hisor her opponent/jump a man on the sharp or flat-line or space.

For example, we will take the key of G. F is the letter which is alwayssharp in this key. Each player must be careful, and not let his or lieropponent jump a man on the letters. F, and so ou in the sharped andtlatted letters of other keys. If either player is lucky enough to jumpone or more nieu, and one of them is on a sharped or iiatted line, he orshe is entitled to takev Witnesses: v

A. J. TIBBITS, J'. H. SHUMWAY.

